Common use of Recommended Progressive Discipline Steps Clause in Contracts

Recommended Progressive Discipline Steps. The following steps of progressive discipline will be used by the Administration. Only the Board of Education is permitted to terminate an employee. In an effort to avoid ambiguity, the administrator shall verbally notify the employee when a verbal reprimand has been issued: Step 1: Verbal Reprimand; A verbal reprimand will be confirmed in writing and kept by the Administrator and a copy given to the employee. The written confirmation shall not be placed in the employee’s personnel file, but rather in a separate central file in the Administration building; Step 2: Written Reprimand; Step 3: Written Reprimand or Suspension with or without pay, not to exceed three (3) days as deemed appropriate by the Administration. Only the Superintendent can impose suspension without pay;